Hello everyone! This is a new chapter! Chapter 11! I hope everyone will enjoy this story! Without further ado, let's start!
Normal POV
The portal opened again as Ren and the others fell out of it before it closed up.
" Ow... Where are we...?" Naoki ask
" ... We're back in our world..." Leon exclaimed
" Aichi-kun was exhausted. It's impossible for him to be able to open that portal. This is bad. Our enemy figured something out and when those two were sucked in and brought to them." Ren said
" Then we need to save them!" Shingo exclaimed
" Let's hurry to the Tatsunagi Building!" Suiko exclaimed
They nodded and started to run towards the building.
Meanwhile, Kai fell out of another opened portal with Aichi in his arms as he winced after landing on the floor. He checked on Aichi first before looking around.
" Where is this...?" He muttered
" Welcome back, Toshiki Kai." A voice said
Kai flinched as he held Aichi tighter while Reversed Takuto appeared from the shadows.
" Link Joker! But how?!" Kai exclaimed
" Thanks to your vague tip off when you were still our side, we were able to figure out what that boy is capable of. We just used a fraction of his powers to bring him back here." Reversed Takuto explained
" Impossible! How were you able to use his powers?!" Kai exclaimed
Void stepped out of the shadows and approached them.
" Using the same method he used to weaken me for awhile. It took a bit of time, but I finally managed to absorb a partial of that power and use the same method you used to make that disc. After that, it was the matter of just waiting for the perfect time to summon him back to this world again." Void explained
" Perfect time?" Kai repeated
" I just matched my energy's wavelength with his and accessed that power he had." Void said
" No way... You used a song?! A song powerful enough to match that...?!" Kai exclaimed before stopping himself
Void smirked while Kai gritted his teeth. There was no chance he could escape without Aichi's help and he could only do so little.
" Stay back." Kai warned
" You think I feel threatened? Ridiculous." Void chuckled
Kai gasped a little when Aichi groaned and started to open his eyes to look around.
" Where are we...?" Aichi muttered
" Aichi!"
" Ah, good. You're awake." Void said
" ... Void...? But we..." Aichi exclaimed
" Link Joker. Leave this room and do your job." Void ordered
Reversed Takuto nodded and left the room as Kai stood up while supporting Aichi to stand.
" What are you planning?!" Kai exclaimed
" Oh, you'll see." Void said
Aichi looked at his Kirara as he hesitated before deciding to try to get them out of the situation. He slowly breathed out before preparing himself to sing when Void suddenly fired black mist from his hand to keep Aichi's mouth shut.
" Aichi!"
Aichi tried to pull off the black mist as shackles came at the two and trapped their wrists and ankles. Kai's chains moved to separate the both of them as Aichi struggled with the black mist around his mouth while Void grabbed his Kirara.
" Void! What are you trying to do?!" Kai shouted
" What? It's going to be the same thing he did to everyone else. I'll be making sure that he won't be able to resist me anymore." Void said
As a song blared from the speakers, Kai gasped as he realised Void's plan.
" No, don't do it!" Kai shouted
- *Platonic Sword song start-
Aishiteru tada aishiteru ima
Ikiteru ijo no shiawase agetai no sa
Aishiteru hora aisureba ii
Kimi no me ni wa boku shika utsusenai
Aichi's eyes widened as he started screaming from the dark energy radiating from the song itself. Kai winced as he felt the same feeling and tried to resist it.
Nakinureta hoho o nazeru yo
Kimi ga boku ga ireba sorede ii n da yo
Uchuu e to tokihanatareta
Saikou no emi wo misete
Iki to shi ikeru mono ni sukui wo
Kiritsukeru Platonic
Koi no itami ga maru rivaaju
Aishiteru tada aishiteru ima
Boku ni idakare shiawase kanjiteru deso?
Aishiteru hora aisureba ii
Kimi wa boku ni oborete kaerenai
Aichi felt a dark pulse running through his body as his Kirara slowly became corrupted in Void's power. Kai was barely keeping conscious from his resistance as the last thing he saw was Void lifting Aichi's chin before fainting.
Kuruoshi sa kara saita omoi wa
Shihaiteki Platonic
Boku ja nai subete wa Mirage
Aishite yo tada aishite yo ima
Kokoro tsunagareta toki ni yume wo adzukete
Aishite yo hora aishite hoshii
Setsuna sa ni umorete unari wo age
As his Kirara slowly turned pitch black, Aichi's tears fell as he finally fainted from the exhaustion of trying to resist.
Ai no namida wa yorokobi ni michi
Yagate umiyori mo oukina kawa ni naru
Nani mo iranai aisureba ii
Shiawase ni yurare te kakomo suteyou
Aishiteru tada aishiteru ima
Boku ni idakare shiawase kanjiteru deso?
Aishiteru hora aisureba ii
Kimi wa boku ni oborete kaerenai
Boku ni oborete kimi o kaesanai
- Platonic Sword song end-
The black mist around Aichi's mouth was taken away as Void released the shackles on the both of them. Aichi's Kirara floated down to him as Void waited while Aichi slowly got up.
" Let's look at you first." Void said as he lifted Aichi's chin to look at his eyes, " ... It's not Reverse but looks like you've been successfully controlled."
Void then looked over to the still unconscious Kai before turning his attention back to Aichi.
" I would like to see more of your powers. It baffles me that you can travel through dimensions too. Show me where you can bring me to. I would love to take over another world while I'm at it." Void said
" ... Yes."
" Not to the dimension you frequent though, I have no interest in that one. I want to see another one that you can open a path to." Void said
" I understand, Void-sama."
Void patted Aichi's head as his Kirara started glowing ominously between them while Reversed Takuto entered the room.
" I'll be off for a bit." Void said as his eyes shifted to Kai, " We might still have use for him, so keep him somewhere for now."
" Yes, Void-sama. Please enjoy yourself." Reversed Takuto said
Void smirked as a portal soon appeared behind them and took Aichi by his hand.
" Now, let's go." Void said
" Yes..."
When they arrived at the other side of the portal, Void hummed, looking around at the dense forest surrounding them.
" Nothing much to see here. But this presence..." Void muttered
" Notice. This is the Voice of the World. Individual entity, Void, has obtained Ultimate Skill, 'God of Binding'. These are the skills associated with it..."
" The Voice of the World?" Void wondered as he continued listening
" ... I have received a skill called 'God of Music'." Aichi informed
" Oh? Then it's this world's system? These skill things... I like it. Let's test things out, maybe on a strong presence." Void said as he looked up at the sky, " Stay here for a bit."
" Yes."
Void flew up into the sky as he found a city not too far from where they were and scanned it for a strong presence, smirking once he did.
" Alright, I've decided." Void said
Void flew back down as he landed in front of Aichi.
" I'm going to test this skill now. I want you to get yourself ready, Aichi." Void said
" Yes, sir."
Void put out his hand as they were soon in a black space and a blood red circle appeared in front of them.
" Now then..."
The circle glowed as a figure started to form from it.
" What is this?!" The figure exclaimed
When the glow dissipated, the silver blue haired boy looked up at them and gasped.
" Who are you?! And what's Aichi doing with you?!" He ask
" Oh? You know him, Aichi?" Void ask
" No, I don't."
" ... You seem to be telling the truth." Void said
" He doesn't know me? What does this mean?" The figure wondered
" Notice. It is possible that this person is from another world, thus the irregularity in their memories."
" I see. But then this circle..."
" Hey! Where did you bring me to?!" He ask
" Don't be hasty. I thought that you would maybe like to hear a rather delightful performance from him. But an audience has to stay where they are, after all." Void said
" No matter how I look at it, he's obviously being controlled! I'll remove that control!" The figure said
" I wonder if you can?" Void said
" I'm leaving this to you, Raphael-san!"
" Understood. Searching for spell over the otherworlder Aichi Sendou..." Raphael informed before red warnings started popping out, " Warning. Ultimate Skill, 'God of Binding' has bound Master's skills. Unable to remove spells."
" Wha?!"
" Going through possible solutions. Magic circle underneath Master is embedded with another power that is not a skill. Mas-" Raphael's voice glitched out
" Raphael! Raphael?!"
" What's wrong? Didn't you want to remove my spell?" Void ask
" You! What did you do?!" The figure exclaimed
" I'd just obtained this 'Ultimate Skill'. Pretty convenient and suits me. Now then, go ahead, Aichi." Void said
" ... Hey! Snap out of it!" The figure shouted
He then tried to exit the circle but failed to when a shock made him retract his hand.
- Delete song start-
Yasashii kotoba wo
Nakushita yami no naka
Saigo no inori mo shizuka ni kieteitta
Yoake wa tooku kimi wa hitori
Deguchi no nai yume no naka de
Namida dake ga michi wo terashita
The figure felt something pulsating inside him as he tried suppressing the feeling with his own aura.
" This is...!"
" How do you like it? It's a sort of... Song of Despair." Void said
" ... This aura... You're Void?! Another Void?!" The figure exclaimed
" I'm surprised. I wonder how you know me too?" Void wondered as he smirked, " Doesn't matter. I'll get my answer once you're under my control too."
Dare ni mo todokazu kuchiteyuku uta ga aru
Kanashimi hitotsu mo kanaderarezu ni owaru
Koe mo naku kimi wa tada naita
The figure gasped out as his body started shaking.
" My nullifications...!" He exclaimed
" I'm slowly taking apart your inner protections. You may be strong but once your power to resist is stripped away, you're nothing to me." Void said
" You...! What's your motive?!" He exclaimed
" I want your world. I'll have you assist me." Void said
" Gh...!"
Noizu ga togirete
Dareka ga kazu wo kazoeta
- Delete song end-
Aichi's Kirara seized its glowing as the figure panted, trying to hold himself together.
" No use resisting. Your protection had been removed and with Aichi's skill, you're already on the way to helping us in taking this world." Void said
" ... No way...! I have people I want to protect...! Ain't no way I'm gonna let you have your way!" The figure exclaimed
Void's smirk then turned into a blank stare as the figure's aura started intensifying enough to engulf the space around them, breaking the circle and space apart.
" What?!"
" Didn't see that coming, did you...? Sorry, but looks like my Demon Lord's Haki won your skill over..." The figure panted before disappearing from the space
Void huffed as the space collapsed around them and looked at Aichi.
" Doesn't matter. It's already too late to reverse the effects of the song and his protection is still practically sealed. That one will turn to us soon. We've done a good test run, Aichi. Now let's head back." Void said
" Yes."
Aichi opened another portal for them to return into.
In a building, the figure collapsed to the ground in front of others as the occupants gasped and went over to him.
" Rimuru-sama!"
" Rimuru-sama!"
" Who did this?!" A red horned figure yelled
The figure, Rimuru, opened his eyes with slight difficulty as he looked at the panicking occupants.
" ... Shu... na..."
" Y-Yes?!"
" Call... those guys... Emergency 'OTHER'... Tell them..." Rimuru winced
" Y-Yes, sir! Please bring him to rest in his room, Onii-sama!" Shuna exclaimed
" Right!"
Her brother immediately carried Rimuru in his arms as he ran his way through the halls while Rimuru winced again.
" Wait... Benimaru..."
" Yes?"
" If you bring me outside... It'll cause a chaos... with the other citizens... I have another room here... Bring me there..." Rimuru said
" Yes, sir!"
Benimaru made his way over to the other room as he laid Rimuru down on the bed, covering the blanket over his body.
" Why don't you turn back to your slime form?" Benimaru ask
" I can't... Something sealed off my important skills... It locked Mimic to this form..." Rimuru panted
" There's a skill like that?!" Benimaru exclaimed
" It's an Otherworlder... That's why we can... only leave this to those guys..." Rimuru panted
" But what about you?"
" I'm gonna be fine... Caught off guard... that's all... There's no way I'm... gonna be taken over... by something like this..." Rimuru panted
His breath hitched as an aura pulsated in his body, leaking out a little before he quickly expelled it with his Demon Lord's Haki.
" Rimuru-sama!"
" I'm fine... It's gonna be okay..." Rimuru assured
" Raphael... Raphael, are you there?" Rimuru called out in his head as only silence greeted him, " No good... Raphael's also sealed... That Void has an Ultimate Skill by just entering this world... This is bad..."
" Souei has just informed the others that can be involved. Please hang in there." Benimaru said
" He didn't have to... I told you I'll be okay..." Rimuru panted
A few moments later, they could hear rushing footsteps coming towards the door as it finally burst open.
" Rimuru-sama!"
" Huh...? Shion... Diablo..."
" We hurried back as soon as we heard what happened. Who did this?!" Shion ask
" Someone you guys might not be able to handle... I get that you're confident, Diablo... But not this time... The enemy's skill... has been merged with... something else... Not from this world... I'm in this state now... because that skill sealed off all of my protective skills and nullifications..." Rimuru explained
" But..."
Soon, another few pairs of footsteps ran towards them as the door opened again.
" How is he?!"
" ... Aichi... Kai..."
" Rimuru-sama!"
" Let me check on him!" 'Aichi' exclaimed
He dashed over to Rimuru's side and touched his hand as he concentrated.
" ... This is... a familiar aura." 'Aichi' said before turning to 'Kai', " Link Joker... It's another Void."
" What?!"
" Yeah... I was surprised too... He had another you in control too... When I tried to use my skills... he somehow sealed most of it off... He was also able to summon me to some space..." Rimuru said
" What did they do in there?" 'Aichi' ask
" ... You'll be embarrassed to hear... Pretty good singer you are..." Rimuru teased
" Huh?"
" Yeah... To think, some song did me in... But it's not normal... Void's power also got mixed it... Along with another Ultimate Skill... Listening to it injected Void's aura into me... Couldn't escape, I regret to say..." Rimuru explained
" ... Save your energy, Rimuru-sama. We'll do something about it." 'Aichi' assured
" I'm counting on you guys... Gh...!"
As the red aura started to leak out again, Rimuru dispelled it once more with his Demon Lord's Haki as he gasped in relief.
" Rimuru-sama!"
" ... Shuna... Cast a multilayer barrier over me..." Rimuru ordered
" Huh?"
" Sooner or later, my Haki will leak and affect the citizens... I need it to stay in here... Close me in a barrier..." Rimuru ordered
" Shuna-san. Please do it. This will also prevent the people outside from finding out that something is happening here. We have to prevent any more people from finding out, lest they want to take advantage of this weakness." 'Aichi' said
" I understand..."
" Also, I closed my Soul Corridor with Veldora... It's one of the only skills that didn't get sealed... Veldora will discover it soon and come over..." Rimuru said
" I see. Please rest up. Shion-san and Diablo-san. Please keep watch over this area, do not let anyone else near. If there's someone who wants audience with Rimuru-sama, ask them to make an appointment for another day. No one other than some of the executives can know about this, understand?" 'Aichi' ask
" Okay!"
" Shion-san, do not accidentally spill this out, okay? Not even to the other Demon Lords that might visit. We'll want this resolved before any other Demon Lords see his condition." 'Aichi' said
" Yes!"
" Especially from Milim... She might cause a rampage... Okay, Shion...?" Rimuru ask
" Okay, Rimuru-sama!"
" How long does the aura take to leak again, Benimaru-san?" 'Aichi' ask
" About a five minutes gap from the last one." Benimaru replied
" Too short... The intervals are too short for him to bear." 'Kai' said
" It's fine... I have enough magicules to keep up my Haki..." Rimuru said
" No, Kai-kun's right. Keep a close eye on Rimuru-sama for any changes. The worst case scenario is if he goes unconscious or go into sleep mode by overusing his magicules. It'll present the perfect opportunity for the aura to start taking over." 'Aichi' said
" But then..."
" We need someone to constantly be able to supply him magicules for his Haki to continue rejecting Void's." 'Kai' said
" Yeah."
Loud footsteps then approached and opened the door as a blond, tanned and muscular man came running in.
" Hey, Rimuru! What's the meaning of this?! Why did you close the Soul Corridor?!" Veldora boomed out
" Veldora-sama, please. Keep your voice down. Rimuru-sama needs to be able to put his mind at ease for now. We can't have your commotion attract people here." 'Aichi' said
Rimuru winced again as he once again had to summon his Haki to dispel the aura.
" Rimuru!"
" Shuna, your barrier, please." 'Kai' said
" Right."
Shuna invoked a multilayer barrier around Rimuru's bed as Rimuru heaved out a sigh.
" I'm okay... Just need a bit of rest..." Rimuru assured
" We'll be heading off now. I promise we'll try our best to destroy the source of the aura." 'Aichi' said
" Please do."
'Aichi' and 'Kai' nodded as they made their exit.
" Have Souei-san assign someone to take care of Tasuku-kun." 'Aichi' said
" Okay."
'Aichi's' eyes narrowed in determination as they headed towards another area in the city.
And that's the end of this chapter! Thank you for reading! I hope everyone enjoyed this chapter and I'll see everyone in the next chapter!